Heel and instep support.



H. F. GEIGER.

HEEL AND INSTEP SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 25. 19:3.

1 9 1 @@%& Patented May 30, 1916.

21%;; 655 65" ava/afar.

- the invention.

HENRY FRANK GEIGER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

HEEL AND INSTEP SUPPORT.

Application filed February 25, 1913.

1 '0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY F. GEioER, a citizen of the United States,;residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a new Heel and Instep Support.

My invention relates to a device for reducing the shock to the body whenwalking and at the same time support the instep.

I attain these objects by the device illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, in which:

Figure I is a longitudinal vertical section of the shoe constructed inaccordance with the invention. Fig. II is the bottom view of Fig. III isa view of a section taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. II.

Similar numbers refer to similar parts throughout the several views.

3 designates the cleats which hold the spring in place shown in Fig. II.

4, 5, (J, are the coils of the spring lying one within the other. Underthe pressure of the body the coils come down on the inner heel of theshoe. I

7 is the portion of the plate which is concaved to fit the heel.

8 is the portion of the plate rising gradually and also concaved to fitthe foot.

9 is the instep curve which is arched Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 30, 1916.

Serial No. 750,708.

higher on the inner side than on the other side so as to fit the'foot.

10 is the surface extending from the front of the arch portion to thefront end ofthe plate and is flat across and inclined with respect tothat portion of the shoe on which it lies so that the central portion ofthe support normally occupies a position a distance above the instep sothat the resiliency of this section of the prop can be utilized.

I claim:

A combined spring heel and instep support comprising a plate to fitwithin the shoe, said plate comprising a heel portion and an instepportion, the heel portion being concaved to correspond with that part ofthe foot, and having a spring secured to the under surface of this partof said plate and arranged to rest in the heel of the shoe, and theinstep portion being concaved and extending slightly higher on the innerside so as to correspond to the curvature of the instep of the wearer,the front part of this instep portion of said plate being fiat acrossand being inclined with respect to that portion of the shoe on which itlies.

HENRY FRANK GEIGER.

Witnesses:

MATILDA KALIsKY, LUCILLE MARTIN.

